Alan Olee Book Report

Here’s a scattering of photos from last summer’s car camping excursions…

As usual *click* to embiggen!

Sundial at the Rest Stop on Hwy 17

Caption says it all.  At the big rest stop on Hwy 17 between Phoenix and Sedona is a largish sundial.  I took the photo in late afternoon on the way back from a day in Sedona – I was playing guitar for a wedding up there and the day, and the ceremony were beautiful.  If I’d have had my wits about me for this photo, I would have taken it so you would know the time.  Duh!

Hwy 17 runs north out of Phoenix up to Sedona and then on to Flagstaff.

Hwy 60 runs east out of Phoenix and that’s where these photos were taken – we went east on 60 to the Oak Flat Campground, stayed the night and the next day we went to the Boyce Thompson Arboretum to get there early since it’s 55 miles east of Phoenix and it opens, I think, at 7 AM.

We Camped Right Here

Nice spot right in front.  You know how you go to a campground and there is no one there?  Not this evening!  The place was packed to the gills and I think this was one of maybe two spots open.  That’s cool.  When you’re car-camping sometimes it’s solitude, sometimes it’s a public park.  Bring earplugs!  It was big fun.

Trail at Oak Flat

It was pretty up there and there are nicely groomed trails.  If we really wanted to be alone, you know we could have just humped our stuff for 30 minutes and been in utter solitude.  No need.  It was just fine – the camp sites are situated such that after dark you might as well have been alone.

On the Boyce-Thompson Trail

Boyce Thompson Arboretum has been recently redone and it’s pretty cool – you take a trail all around the plants and structures and it’s very scenic.  We were early enough that really, almost no one was there and because it was early morning we beat the heat.  Of course we had our dogs with us – they are allowed on the trails.  They love that place!

Fountain Pool

A Nicely Done Footbridge

Have a great weekend!